Fantasy Bowl XXXI

Fantasy Bowl XXXI:  Cabucki Crush 28 Jakes' Juggernauts 26

In the 31st edition of the Cherry Fantasy Football League's Fantasy Bowl the Crush came from behind in dramatic fashion to defeat the Juggernauts to capture their 2nd Fantasy Bowl title.

Matthews and Bradford hooked up for 20 points!!

This game looked like the Juggernauts would win their first title in their first trip to the Fantasy Bowl.  It would start with a QB dual between Bradford for the Juggernauts vs. Eli "Mouth Breather" Manning.  They would equal in TDs at 2 a piece, each scoring 8 points.  The difference however was that Bradford's 2 TDs went to fellow Juggernaut WR Jordan Matthews for 2 huge 10 point connections!!  Hightower would add another TD  for the Juggernauts. As did McFadden, well at least it looked like it but he fumbled the ball on the one and it went out of the end zone, thus becoming the Crush's ball.   At the "half"( after the 1 o'clock games) it was 26-8.  The Juggernauts looked like they were in command of this game and it would appear that the Crush would be facing back to back losses in the Fantasy Bowl. 


Crush D strip McFadden just before he scored...

The game would turn out to be a tale of two halves as the Crush began to chip away sat the Juggs lead.  Gates would perform an amazing one handed catch for a TD to make the game 26-14, bringing the Crush within striking distance.  The Kicker dual would be between Catanzaro vs. Gano for the Crush.  Catanzaro, apparently overcome with Fantasy Bowl jitters missed an XP, and a FG and ended with a big fat ZERO.  On the other hand Gano would kick in 8 big points making the score 26-22.  TE for the Juggs, Olsen would also disappoint not scoring at all. 

Gates scores a one handed TD for the Crush!

It was the final game of the season as the Vikings and Packers squared off, the Crush's only hope was to have Richard Rodgers catch a TD.  One quarter would go by and nothing.  Second Quarter, still nothing.  3rd quarter... nothing yet.  Not to mention the Packers really looked like they would not be throwing any TD passes.  Well by the 4th quarter Rodgers would catch a pass in the flat and rumble to the end zone leaping for the goal line and barely breaking the plane for the TD!  The officials would review it and the call stands TD FOR THE CRUSH! Game over!  Crush are the Fantasy Bowl XXXI Champions!


Apparently this was a TD, game winning TD!

A couple of keys to this game was the move to bench Bortles in favor of Manning by the Crush.  Bortles had been red hot lately, but the Crush gambled on Manning who was in a more favorable match up.  Bortles ended up being shut out, so the move was the right one, otherwise they would have lost 26-20.


Manning raises the Cherry Trophy for FB XXXI

Another key to the game was out of the control of the Juggernauts.  If either McFadden had held onto the ball and not fumbled for the TD, 32-28 Juggernauts.  Or if Catanzaro could have made his FG, 29-28 Juggernauts.  But as fate would have it, it would be the Crush that would become victorious.  As it was the Redskins (Crush D) were the ones that knocked that ball out of McFadden's hands for the turnover.

Congratulations to the Cabucki's Crush on their second Fantasy Bowl Title!